March 2019 Highlights

PART 1: Theproto-punks of the Detroit scene, including the Stooges and MC5, put the 60s to bed in 1968 and reinvigorate the New York art music scene of the early 70s, inspiring the New York Dolls and the Ramones, giving outsiders a milieu to express themselves and start a revolution.

PUNK episode 102 premieres Monday, March 18th at 10 PM ET/PT, 9 C

PART 2: The Ramones visit London in 1976 to discover a vibrant UK punk scene who reciprocate with a second British invasion of America, culminating in the Sex Pistols’ disastrous US tour and flameout in 1978.

PUNK episode 103 premieres Monday, March 25th at 10 PM ET/PT, 9 C

PART 3: The Germs, Bad Brains, Black Flag, DOA and others dump gas on smoldering rage and alienation in America’s suburbs, igniting a blazing form of punk so extreme they call it hardcore which, in turn, inspires a DIY culture and network that spans cities and bands across the continent and comes to define the genre.

The story of Annie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) and her unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan’s musical obsession. Stars Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd. Directed by Jesse Peretz. (R)

Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy. Stars Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux and Gillian Anderson. Directed by Susanna Fogel. (R)